St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-04
HOW TO COOK.
Sensible Girls Who Are Finding
Out About It.
Some Are Poor and Some Are Rich, Bu
All Enthusiastic-An Evening Scene
in = School Of Cookery.

Some Are Poor and Some Are Rich, But
All Enthusiastic-An Evening Scene
in = School OF Cookery.
Eight young women, arriving by ones
and twos, climbed the stairs which lead
to narrow and cramped fiat. One Of
the young women was a cashier in
Dry goods store. three were type
writers. two were shop girls employed
on State street, one milliner and one
sewing girl. All were well dressed
and jolly. and inclined to giggle and
litter about nothings. Nobody appeared
to welcome them nor to ask them to
take off .'their things" but by this they
were in nowi>e embarrassed, for they
promptly removed their wraps and made
themselves at home, After good deal
of primping before mirror. arranging
of stray locks of brown, black and
golden hair. brushing Of shop dust and
street mud from their dresses. and wash
ing of hands and trimming of finger
nails, they all put on large aprons and
pulled their sleeves up from their plump
wrists as if they meant business, and
then trooped into the kitchen. They
were in such good spirits that but for the
fact that young ladies attending party
are usually afraid to let it be known that
they ever entered kitchen. one might
easily imagine these young women had
gathered for social pleasures. And SO
they had-for a cooking party. This
fat. then. was the abode Of the Chicago
: School Of Cookery and Housework. and
theSe young women were the members
of one of its classes. assembling for an
evening lesson. Mrs. Riley, the comcly
manager. teacher and presiding genius
of the school. is a cheerful sort of a
person, al lively as cricket, always
smiling ahd appearing altogether like
one who enjoys life. and goodly share
of the good Nhings in it. Though not
at all fat, sbAe is "'---nT lie body.
with plenty of good, heal. color in
her face. and sgeneral suggestion Of a
keen appetite anSd { Of rhvsic.l nrospriis-
on diet Of her own cooking.
Mrs. Riley puts on her apron and
joins the girls who have gathered about
the big mixing table in the preparing
room. Gu. Vi ner book the teacher
reads list of the dishes to be prepared
during the evening. and to each pupil
assigns task. The girls go to work
with a will. Out of the numerous
drawers and cupboards of the large
box-like table are taken pudding dishes.
shining kettles and pans, molding
boards. wooden bowls. graduated cups
of all sizes, and also the materials for
cooking. When any thing is needed.
down goes black or brown head, and
the desired article at once appears from
out the mysterious box. well-stocked
box like that. one can not help think
ing while the girls are bobbing around
it, would be handy thing to have in
any house. particularly if among its
attachments was a good cook. On the
walls. within easy reaching distance.
are arranged various other utensils re-
auired in kitchen. The arrangement
and system are perfect. and every thing
is exquisitely neat and well kept.
But now the girls have the ingredi-
ents in hand, and they all become a
little more serious when their teacher
asks them questions about the different
dishes they are to prepare and the man.
ner in which they are to begin. For
the most part these questions are an
swered in true cookbook style. and
then the fun begins.
Take pint Of bread crumbs, half .
cup of butter. pinch of salt. dash of
pepper. a tablespoon of onion oil and a
can of tomatoes" reads one girl. who
had been assigned escalloped tomatoes.
..Who ever heard Of onion oil? How
can you get oil from thing like that?''
she exclaims. half in doubt if there is
not a joke out, and holding up one Of
the odorous spring vegetables.
She is at once shown how to get oil
from an onion, and. though a bit dis
comfited. is encouraged by the story
that one Of the other girls tells as the
work goes on. II is story about Miss
B. the daughter Of a prominent
citizen, and also has an onion in it.
When Miss B@was told to put some
minced onion into something she was
about to cook she began looking through
the cupboard for the prescribed in.
gredient, and afterward confessed thai
she supposed it grew in minced con
dition. and was bottled ready for use
..Just see the cute cake baked yes
tcrday." "exclaims one happy little shol
girl. proudly holding aloft small
frosted pound cake. Il came early
yesterday afternoon and worked unit
seven o'clock at it. q. was 50 tired
Such lot of measuring, weighing an,
beating it does take to make cake
/ almost gave up. but l managed t
stand it, and now know it is the bes
cake ever baked. You see way dow